A: As the
Poly Ring homepage
says,
"Polys believe we can deeply, richly and ethically
love two or more partners at once with knowledge and consent of
all."
Polyamory
is sometimes
known as "responsible non-monogamy." But
it's
not just dating more than one person at once, or having several serious
relationships; it's also having three people all dating each other at once
(a triad), or having two serious partners who know and like and maybe date
each other (a V), or even just knowing that you tend to love more than one
person at once even though you're currently single.
The Oregon-based Group Marriage Alliance states that "There many reasons
why people have become involved in polyfidelity. Most people in this
society live in larger communities away from their extended families. Many
people find polyfidelity a way to build an extended family and a community
that is scaled better to the needs of the human individual."
Polyfidelity recognizes that love does not have to be limited. "

This chat will be hosted by none other than myself, PNO Jamie!
Because this chat is sponsored by PlanetOut, you can expect it to have a
Queer
consciousness -- if this bothers you or offends you, don't even bother to
show
up. Homophobic, biphobic, heterophobic, and transphobic discussion (as
well as
all the 'isms') is not acceptable as this chat should be a safe place for
all
Poly folks, not just people of a particular gender, color, age, or
sexuality.
PNO TOS will apply, as in all other PNO chats.

The AOL homepage for this chat can be found at keyword:
aol://4344:921.chtppoly.1021581.566461401 or keyword: PNO Chats (then
click on
the Topic Chat menu)